The Detroit Lions made another veteran addition to the linebacker room, signing Kwon Alexander off of the Denver Broncos practice squad. Alexander will be on his seventh team in 10 NFL seasons, and is on Detroit's active roster as a result of the team claiming him off of another practice squad.

The hits keep coming for the Detroit Lions defense this season. In addition to losing starters such as Aidan Hutchinson and Alex Anzalone, it was confirmed today that linebacker Malcolm Rodriguez tore his ACL.

First reported by ESPN's Adam Schefter, Alexander was initially signed to the Broncos’ practice squad following Week 3, which saw linebacker Alex Singleton suffer a season-ending injury. Fellow veteran linebacker Zach Cunningham was also signed at the time to the practice squad.

The Lions have signed linebacker Kwon Alexander off the Broncos’ practice squad to their own 53-man roster. Denver could have prevented it by promoting Alexander, but the team previously opted to promote Zach Cunningham from the practice squad to the active roster earlier this week.

According to Adam Schefter, the Lions are signing former Pro Bowl linebacker Kwon Alexander from the Denver Broncos' practice squad, immediately adding him to their 53-man roster. The move comes after Rodriguez tore his ACL during the Lions' Thanksgiving ...

The Denver Broncos are losing veteran linebacker Kwon Alexander to the Detroit Lions off of their practice squad.

Having suffered several injuries along their defensive front — including losing Malcolm Rodriguez to a torn ACL on Thursday — the Lions are adding a veteran linebacker.

The Detroit Lions are reportedly signing former Pro Bowl linebacker Kwon Alexander from the Broncos’ practice squad.